Legal Opinion

People v. Zadra

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided October 24, 2013No. Court of Appeals No. 10CA1207PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

JUDGE J. JONES

¶ 1 Defendant, Michelle L. Zadra, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding her guilty of three counts of official misconduct, one count of false reporting, and seven counts of perjury. She also appeals her sentence.

¶ 2 Defendant’s contentions fail, with one exception. We conclude that two of defendant’s perjury convictions violate the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy. That is because three of the perjury convictions are based on substantially identical statements, given to the same interrogator at the same proceeding.…

2Cases cited76 opinions

  1. Oregon v. MathiasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Whalen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. People v. MillerSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. SmootsColorado Court of Appeals · 2013
  2. People v. AcostaColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  3. People v. GinglesColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. People v. MoralesColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  5. v. Zadra No. 15SC262, People v. AdamsSupreme Court of Colorado · 2017

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